Book6 Unit1 单元检测卷.docx

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Book6Unit1单元检测卷

Book6Unit1单元检测卷

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotionalscars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares（噩梦）．

NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill，whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce，orpossiblywipeouttheeffectofpainfulmemories.

InNovember，expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasing（释放）chemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced，notthatthememoriesarewipedout.

Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea，whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.

“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions,”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”

Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatmaybethepillcanchangepeople’smemoriesandthatchangingmemoriesisverydangerousbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.

“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivesthatwereterribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewhetherwewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.

1.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A．anewmedicalinvention

B．anewresearchonthepill

C．awayofwipingoutpainfulmemories

D．anargumentabouttheresearchonthepill

2.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan.

A．causethebraintofixmemories

B．stoppeoplerememberingbadexperiences

C．stopthebodyproducingcertainchemicals

D．wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories

3.Youmayprobablyreadthepassagein.

A．aguidebookB．amedicalmagazine

C．atextbookD．sciencefiction

B

Fewofushaven’treadCinderella，thestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceofherdreams.Somemightnotwanttoadmitit，butthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone’sheart—weallwishwecouldachieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurity（默默无闻）orneglect.

MarySantiagohasthatsecretdream，too.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStory,afilmsetinaUShighschool.

Maryisshybutlovestodance.Comparedwithothergirls，sheisinvisible.However，herworldchangescompletelywhenafamousteenagepopsinger,JoeyParker，appears.

Joeyiseverythingtherestoftheboysinherclassarenot—kind,handsomeanddesirable.MaryandJoey’spathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhome，sheleavesbehindherMP3player，whichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.Ofcourse,thereisawicked（邪恶的）stepmother，whoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn’tgetintothetopdanceschool.HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMary，evenifthatmeansembarrassingher.

Thestory，thoughitmostlyfollowsCinderella，doesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytale.Refreshingly,thefilm,unlikemanyhighschoolfilms，doesnotfocusonlooks，althoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.

“ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumpingoffpoint,”writesmoviecriticAmberWilkinson.“Thefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.”

4.Thefirstparagraphismainlyto.

A．buildinterestandleadustoMary’ssecretdream

B．reminduswhyCinderellaissopopularalltheyears

C．informusofthemaintopicofthewholepassage

D．tellushowinterestingthefairytaleCinderellais

5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．JoeyisjustlikeotherboysinMary’sclass.

B．Mary’smotherinfluencesheralotinsinging.

C．Notmanypeoplehaveadreamtoberealized.

D．TheMP3playerhelpsJoeyinfindingMary.

6.Thepassageismainly.

A．anintroductiontoafilm

B．areviewaboutafilm

C．anessayaboutdreams

D．anadvertisementofCinderella

7．Accordingtothepassage，AnotherCinderellaStory.

A．followsCinderellawithnothingnew

B．paysmoreattentiontothelooksoftheactors

C．encouragesyoungpeopletofollowtheirdreams

D．focusesmoreonmaterialismthanotherfilms

C

Ayearaftergraduation,Iwasofferedapositionteachingawritingclass.TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsidered，thoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublished.Iacceptedthejobwithouthesitation,asitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.Myfatherwentbythesamename，andIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfused.“Waitaminute,”someonemightsay,“areyoutalkingaboutMr.Davistheretiredman,orMr.Davistherespectablescholar？

”

Thepositionwasofferedatthelastminute，andIwasgiventwoweekstoprepare，aperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase（公文包）andstandingbeforemyfulllengthmirror，repeatingthewords,“Hello,class.I’mMr.Davis.”SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoice.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienced.Butwhenthedayeventuallycame，mynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.Daviswasthere.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessor,butrathera12yearoldboy.

Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.Isawninestudentsalongalongtable.Ihandedoutthecards,andthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequired.

“Allrightthen,”Isaid.“Okay，herewego.”ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalk，offeringtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedesk，overlookingaforestofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.“Calmdown,you’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatime，oneatatime！

”

Aterriblesilenceruledtheroom，andseeingnootheropinions，Iinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.

8．Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause.

A．hewantedtoberespected

B．hehadwrittensomestories

C．hewantedtopleasehisfather

D．hehaddreamedofbeingateacher

9．WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?

A．Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.

B．Hewaswellpreparedforhisfirstclass.

C．Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.

D．Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.

10．Beforehestartedhisclass，theauthoraskedthestudentsto.

A．writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercards

B．cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaper

C．cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaper

D．writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards

11．Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheauthorstartedhisclass?

A．Theybegantotalk.

B．Theystayedsilent.

C．Theyraisedtheirhands.

D．Theyshoutedtobeheard.

D

Ihaveacousinwho’safarmer.Ifyousawhimonmarketdaywithhisoldbootsandwornhat,youmightthinkhewasatramp（流浪汉）．Buthe’seitherbuyingorsellingcattleforthousandsofpounds.Hedoesn’thavealuxuriouslifestyle，butthefarmhouse，dozensofacresofland,machinery,cattle,chickensandcropsmustbeworthafortune.Youmightdescribehimasawealthyman,buthedoesn’tlookit.

Myfatherownedashopsellingnewspapers，cigarettes，birthdaycards，toys，booksandmagazines.Theshopprovidedacomfortablelifeforus，butweweren’trich.Theonlyluxurywasthatmyfatherownedacarwhenmostpeopleinourtowncouldn’taffordone，apartfromprofessionalssuchasdoctorsandlawyers.

Mypointisthatappearancescanbedeceptive.Youoftencan’ttelltherichfromthewaytheylook.IoncemetRichardBranson，theVirginAirlinestycoon（巨头）.He’dflownaballoonacrosstheAtlanticandlandedintheIrishsea.Whenhewasrescued，hewaswearingjeans，aTshirtandasneaker.You’dneverhaveguessedhewasamultimillionaire.

AndrewBruce，the11thEarl（伯爵）ofElgin，invitedagroupofpresspeopletohisluxurioushomeinFife，Scotland.Hisforefather,the7thEarlofElginwasfamousforremovingandtransportingtoBritainpricelesssculpturesfromtheParthenon，averyfamoustempleinGreece.ThesocalledElginMarblescanbeseenintheBritishMuseum.TheEarl’scastlewasfreezingcold，despiteafireburninginthehearth（壁炉）．Heexplainedtous，“I’msorryit’ssocold，butyoushouldknowthatagentleman’shouseisalwayscold.”

Thereyouhaveit：

wealthdoesn’talwaysbringcomfort.

12．Peoplemightthinkthewriter’scousinwasatrampbecause.

A．hewasalwayswanderingonthemarket

B．hewaspoorlydressed

C．hebeggedfoodsinasmalltown

D．hesoldcattlefornothing

13．Whichofthefollowingistrueofthewriter’sfather?

A．Hesmokedcigarettes.

B．Hewasaprofessional.

C．Helivedaluxuriouslife.

D．Hehadacar.

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deceptive”probablymean?

A．Misleading.B．Unique.

C．Beneficial.D．Trustworthy.

15．Wecaninferthatthewriterofthepassag